Sentences with phrase «cent of emissions»

About 15 per cent of emissions from all civil flights come from these aircraft, and at least half their emissions issue straight into the stratosphere.

But earlier this year it sharply raised its business - as - usual emissions forecast, giving it an extra 18 per cent of emissions.

The most contentious feature of the Coalition's climate policy is its reliance on using soils to store carbon for about 60 per cent of emissions reductions.

If they get their way, Lee says about 25 per cent of the emissions from international flights would be exempt.

Jason Hollett, the Environment Department's executive director of climate change, said Nova Scotia's program would cover 80 to 90 per cent of all emissions in the province.

Carbon dioxide emissions embedded in imports went up from 35 per cent of UK emissions in 1992 to 67 per cent in 2004, while those embedded in exports increased from 31 per cent to 45 per cent of emissions over the same period.

Auctioning of emission allowances - The guidelines issued by the European Commission include the option for Member States to auction up to 10 per cent of the emission allowances for the 2008 - 2012 period, thus giving the possibility to gain revenues for administration.

«the emissions related to the manufacture, construction and operation of the wind farm are likely to be equal to less than two per cent of the emission reductions that arise as a result of the displacement of fossil fuel - based electricity generation.»

It is owned by Canadian utility firm SaskPower and will capture 90 per cent of the emissions from a 110 megawatt coal unit that has been retrofitted with CCS technology.

And she is giving the LNG industry a free pass on 70 per cent of emissions.

Carbon dioxide is the main greenhouse gas, accounting for 84 per cent of all emissions.

Currently transport is responsible for 27 per cent of the UK's CO2 emissions, with road transport accounting for 95 per cent of those emissions.

But earlier this year it sharply raised its business - as - usual emissions forecast, giving it room for an extra 18 per cent of emissions.

They are the single largest source of greenhouse gases, accounting for 26 per cent of our emissions.

We have a total of 500 climate laws that cover about 90 per cent of emissions.

Some 60 per cent of our emissions have been taken up in natural sinks by, in roughly equal parts, dissolving into the ocean and by being taken up by plants growing faster on land.

Once it does it will be a fairly chunky 582 megawatt plant but will only capture about 65 per cent of emissions — around 3.5 million tonnes a year.

Major sources of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities include power generation (about 25 per cent of all emissions), transport, industrial activities, deforestation and agriculture.

In round numbers, Chancel and Piketty's results can be summarized by the 10/50 rule: the rich 10 per cent produce 50 per cent of the emissions and the poorest 50 per cent, 10 per cent.